The clock had just struck eleven when I first heard a noise coming from the lift. I opened the door of our room and listened: someone was    36    against the door of the     37    and calling out at the same time.

“What’s     38    ?” I shouted. “The door has been     39    and I can’t get out.” The answer came back. The voice, which     40    like that of a girl, came from several     41    below.

My wife had now     42    me and she went off directly in search of the night porter (守夜人). After calling to the girl that    43    was on its way, I went back into the     44   to get some tools. Then I too hurried    45    the stairs until I reached the place    46   the life was stuck.

I tried my hand at forcing to    47    the life door, talking all the while to the girl trapped inside,    48    my tools were of no use for this purpose, Very    49   , however, my wife returned.    50    to find the porter, she had called the police, who agreed to send an engineer.    51   , she had also got in touch with the fire service.

In a short time the engineer appeared, followed by two    52   . Almost immediately afterwards the firemen    53    too. With the special equipment it     54    the engineer only a short while to get the door open. In spite of (尽管) her experience, the girl was in good     55   . “I’m hungry,” was her only remark as she stepped out of her cage.

36. A. standing        B. beating             C. sitting           D. shouting

37. A. flat            B. room             C. house           D. lift

38. A. matter        B. wrong              C. accident       D. question

39. A. opened        B. broken             C. stuck           D. stopped

40. A. sounded       B. heard               C. listened         D. looked

41. A. stairs          B. floors               C. roofs           D. flights

42. A. called        B. stopped               C. seen         D. helped

43. A. I            B. nothing                   C. lift            D. help

44. A. lift          B. door             C. flat          D. way

45. A. down         B. up             C. on           D. from

46. A. that          B. where            C. which         D. there

47. A. open         B. close             C. shut           D. turned

48. A. though       B. if                C. but           D. because

49. A. quickly      B. fast                   C. well          D. soon

50. A. Able          B. Unable           C. Glad          D. Sorry

51. A. Besides        B. Instead            C. Still           D. But

52. A. porters        B. Men           C. policemen       D. firemen

53. A. reached       B. arrived           C. got            D. left

54. A. spent         B. took              C. passed         D. stayed

55. A. spirits        B. health              C. conditions       D. manners

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

   （请将答案写在答题纸的指定区域内）

On a typical hot August day in Xianyou County, Fujian Province, Zeng Demei, a retired worker in his seventies, hurries down a busy street．In his hand is a black leather bag．Zeng opens his bag, taking out two forms．      _____．

       Each of the forms contains detailed information of a student．On his arrival two hours later a woman greets him and leads him to her office where another man is waiting．They are the two village officials．They inspect the forms handed to them by Zeng and immediately recognize the girls．    _____ ? "It’s a pity but it doesn't matter．" says Zeng, who wastes no time in deciding to look for the remaining child, Su Qiuju．

       After half an hour, they stop outside a small house made of mud brick．A middle-aged man and a girl in a faded pink dress greet them．Su Qiuju is eight years old．She was forced to drop out of school after both her parents died．She is now living with her uncle who cannot afford his own children's education．However, the year of education Su Qiuju did complete was a successful one．     _____  ．

       When they are about to leave, Zeng says, "I must find a supporter for this girl to sponsor her education．" Zeng has made it his retirement task to help children complete their schooling．Back in 1999, Zeng took part in a campaign started by the local women's organization to help students from poor families．     __________ 

       His task had begun and since then he has spent his time persuading his friends and neighbors and others to donate money．"To me, children's education is the most important．    _____ I have to find sufficient funding before the school opens in September．"

       When asked how long he will keep up his vital work as the community's guardian angel, he has a simple reply．" Not until my eyes can't see, and my feet can't move．"

       A．They were having problems with their schoolwork

       B．These are for the two girls he's going to visit this morning

       C．They live in a small village not very far, though only one of the girls is still living at home

       D．She displayed a talent for handwriting, writing her three-character name neatly and

beautifully

       E．The thought of students dropping out of school bothers me so much that I can't get to sleep

at night

       F．Of course, some people question why I would want to give up my retirement to go to so

much trouble

       G．He was so overcome by the tough situation of many poor children ?that he donated all his

money to help out a girl

第二节  完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从36~55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
When I was young, my grandmother used to tell me stories. I’d like to  36  with you one of my favorites.
Once, there was a young boy. He was very  37  because he couldn’t keep his friends. He asked his father  38  this was so. His father  39  replied, “Son, each time you say or do something that  40  one of your friends, hammer a piece of wood into the  41  .” The curious boy did  42  he was told and soon he made fence(篱笆)  out of the wood.
“Father!” he cried, “I can’t get out! I am blocked by this fence!”
“Well, Son, each time you say something  43  to a friend, you can take one piece of wood out.”
The boy  44  this, too. On the first day he took out one piece of wood and on the second day he took out  45  two. On the third day he took out  46  more. Finally he had  47  all of the wood. “But Father!” he cried again, “Look at the  48  in the ground! They are big and dark! Oh, how ugly!”
“Son,” his father said, “this is why you aren’t able to  49  your friends. Remember: when you hurt someone’s feeling, no matter what you do to  50  for it, there will always be a scar(伤痕) in his  51  .”
From that day on, the boy was very  52  of his words and actions and he  53  hurt his friends’ feelings again.
I always keep this story close to my heart. It has  54  me lot. I am always careful not to hurt any of my friends because they are people that I wouldn’t want to  55  .
36. A. argue                  B. discuss                C. share                 D. compare
37. A. happy            B. upset               C. friendly               D. frightened
38. A. what             B. how                 C. when                 D. why
39. A. just              B. hardly                C. also                   D. once
40. A. leaves            B. pleases                C. hurts                 D. amuses
41. A. wall              B. ground               C. field                 D. door
42. A. that               B. which               C. when                D. as
43. A. surprising       B. interesting                  C. nice                    D. bad
44. A. did               B. made                 C. refused               D. said
45. A. other             B. another              C. the other              D. others
46. A. few               B. some                 C. any                  D. no
47. A. removed        B. repeated              C. replanted              D. recycled
48. A. sand              B. dirt                    C. holes                    D. sticks
49. A. make              B. meet                   C. keep                    D. stay
50. A. turn up          B. take up                C. bring up               D. make up
51. A. heart              B. face                    C. neck                   D. hand
52. A. afraid            B. careful                C. proud             D. fond
53. A. always                  B. ever                     C. never                         D. already
54. A. found            B. taught             C. lent                     D. saved
55. A. avoid                   B. admire                C. respect                D. lose

—— I can’t get through to the general manager’s office anyhow.

    —— The line is busy. Someone＿＿＿＿＿the telephone.

 A. must use          B. uses       C. must have been using    D. must be using

Below is a discussion on a website.

68．Who would miss his or her family most?

A．Jaime        B．Jayne       C．Miko     D．Paola

69．Which of the following people would feel most uncomfortable without the news media?

A．Steve        B．Jaime          C．Roger              D．Tomas

70．How many of them mentioned that they would miss food or drink?

A．One         B．Two           C．Three                 D．Four